Tsunami Watch for Hawaii Has Been Cancelled (2020): A 7.8-magnitude earthquake near the Kuril Islands

Tsunami Watch for Hawaii

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a Tsunami Watch for the state of Hawaii. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake struck at a depth of about 35 miles below the surface of the ocean. The earthquake was centered east of the Kuril Islands with a large 7.8 magnitude.